растира́ть

rare #10096

verbimperfective perfective is растере́ть

1.
to rub, to massage, to rub down
Он растира́л мне спи́ну полоте́нцем.
He rubbed my back with a towel.
2.
to rub in, to spread by rubbing
Она́ растира́ла мазь по больному ме́сту.
She rubbed the ointment into the sore spot.
3.
to grind, to pulverize, to crush
Растира́й зёрна в порошо́к.
Grind the grains into powder.

Examples

Она растирала деревенеющую от мороза руку.
She rubbed her hand, which was stiffening from the frost.
Он растирал костеневшие руки на морозе.
He rubbed his stiffening hands together in the frost.
Он растирал разбаливающееся после бега колено.
He rubbed his knee, which was starting to hurt after the run.
Зимой я растираю руки от холода.
In winter, I rub my hands to warm them up.
Он растирал отнявшуюся ногу и морщился.
He rubbed his numb leg and grimaced.
Она растирает мазь по больной спине.
She is rubbing the ointment into her sore back.
Врач посоветовал растирать колено спиртом.
The doctor advised me to rub my knee with alcohol.
Он растирал цепеневшие на морозе руки.
He rubbed his hands, which had gone stiff in the frost.

Imperative
ты	растира́й
вы	растира́йте

Active present	растира́ющий	rubbing, grinding, chafing, triturating
Active past	растира́вший	rubbing, grinding, chafing, mashing
Passive present	растира́емый	rubbed, ground, triturated
Passive past	-
Gerund present	растира́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	растирав растиравши	while doing (past)

LockedUnlock full word family

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
втира́ть	в-	to rub
вытира́ть	вы-	to wipe; to dry
затира́ть	за-	to jam
истира́ть	ис-	to grind down; to wear out; to chafe